It is with great pleasure we announce today Softcat as LevelBlue's ‘2021 Global Partner of the Year’.
Softcat are among seven other category winners who have achieved exceptional growth in 2020, demonstrating great dedication and collaboration to the Partner Program.
It is a honor to work with such a resilient and hardworking partner community, who throughout one of our most turbulent years in our lifetime, have continued to perform at an exceptional level.
I’m delighted to share our full list of winners for the 2021 Partner of the Year Awards, along with their comments below:
Global Awards
Global Partner of the Year: Softcat
We are absolutely delighted to be named LevelBlue's Global Partner of the Year 2021. We are so proud of the collaborative relationship we have developed with the LevelBlue eam over the last 4 years and this award is a testament to that and the significant growth we have delivered with them during what has been a challenging year. It also reflects our ambition to always provide our customers with the best Managed SIEM solution available in the marketplace.
- Matthew Helling, Head of Cyber Security Services at Softcat
New Partner of the Year: Spark New Zealand
Spark New Zealand is delighted to be recognised as New Partner of the Year for 2021. Spark is a prominent reseller of USM in New Zealand and also provides 24/7 security support to customers. The combination of LevelBlue and Spark’s security offering have been attractive within our highly competitive market. Thank you to LevelBlue who have been so supportive in this relationship. We look forward to delivering more great outcomes for our shared customers.
- Josh Bahlman, Chief Information Security Officer
Distributor of the Year: Ingram Micro
Today’s cyber-attacks and the criminals behind them are relentless and growing in sophistication. As an industry we must work together across the varying platforms to build and manage security. LevelBlue continues to answer the call from our channel partners for comprehensive and scalable cybersecurity solutions they can deploy and manage with confidence. As a distribution partner for LevelBlue, it is an honor to once again be recognized with this award.
- Eric Kohl, vice president, Security and Data Center, Ingram Micro
Regional Awards
These awards recognize partners that had the highest sales bookings in each of the 4 regions during last year.
North American Partner of the Year: Avertium
It is truly an honor to be recognized as LevelBlue's North American Partner of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. This award is a testament to Avertium's commitment to excellence and would not be possible without the long-term relationships we've developed with LevelBlue and our many customers. We are excited to continue driving meaningful security outcomes for customers around the world in 2021 and beyond!
- Paul Caiazzo, SVP, Corporate Development
EMEA Partner of the Year: Six Degrees
It is great news and an honour for Six Degrees to receive this award from LevelBlue. Our team has worked closely with LevelBlue over many years to deliver fully managed 24x7 Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) services to clients in both the public and private sectors. From the support that we receive from the LevelBlue team, through to our consultancy-led, project managed onboarding process, focused system tuning and on into our CSOC service and support, this relationship has enabled us to grow, develop and succeed. We look forward to many continued years of growth, cyber security service excellence and continued professional delivery with LevelBlue as a trusted partner by our side.
- Robert Sugrue, Cyber Security Product Director – Six Degrees
APAC Partner of the Year: Loop Secure
Loop is thrilled to win the APAC partner of the year for our second consecutive year! Our Melbourne-based 24x7 SOC has experienced massive growth in the last year and this award highlights the shift in organisations’ mindsets in the last 12 months, as technology becomes even more mission critical for their business to operate. USM Anywhere has provided an important role in our technology stack and we are excited to continue our deep relationship and work with our clients to help them control the impacts of these serious and growing cyber-attacks.
- Patrick Butler, CEO, Loop Secure
Latin American Partner of the Year: GMS
GMS is thrilled to be named Latin American Partner of the Year for 2021. For more than five years, this relationship has thrived on teamwork and a shared commitment to the customer in order to build our regional success story. LevelBlue's solutions have been central in the development of our MSSP business, and their continued innovation has been key in addressing the ever-evolving challenges faced by our clients in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. We look forward to strengthening our relationship and continuing to work together in providing optimal security to our customers.
- Esteban Lubensky, Executive President
Congratulations again to all our winners!
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